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crys

crys is the archaic form of kris.

crys is the obsolete form of cries.

Meaning of kris

Noun

kris (plural krises or krisses)

  1. A traditional Indonesian, Malaysian, or Filipino sword or dagger having a tapering, usually serpentine blade.
    • Anne Talbot looked demurely ravishing, as was her intention, in a very low-cut evening frock of bottle-green, choker of Kelantan silver, earrings in the shape of krises.1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 292

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Forms of crys

pluralcryses

Questions about crys

What is crys the archaic form of?
Crys is the archaic form of kris.

Words near crys in the dictionary

  1. cryptozoospermic
  2. cryptozoölogy
  3. cryptozygous
  4. crypts
  5. crypts of Lieberkühn
  6. crys
  7. cryse
  8. cryses
  9. crysome
  10. cryst.
  11. crystal

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